Associations Qualified by Trenitalia

Venetian Association Historical Trains 'Musi Neri' (AVTS)
Retired and active service railwaymen or pure railfans that collaborates with Trenitalia in their spare time to spread history and facts of the italian railways by the preservation of vintage rolling stock and steam engines in Verona.
http://www.avts.it

Tuscanian Association Historical Trains 'Italvapore' (ATTS)
The first volounteers association in Italy that, in collaboration with Trenitalia, is committed to recovery, preservation and maintenance of steam engines and other historical rolling stock. Their headquarters is the Historical Locomotive Shed at Pistoia, Tuscany.
http://www.italvapore.it

Apulian Association Historical Trains (ATSP)
Association of volounteers that, in collaboration with Trenitalia, is committed to recovery, preservation and maintenance of historical rolling stock. Located in Taranto, Apulia, operates with electrical locomotives.
http://www.atsp.it

Association 'Class ALe 883'
Association in Sondrio, Lombardy, that collaborates with Trenitalia for the restoration, preservation and maintenance of vintage trains and disclosure of the railways history in Italy.
http://www.ale883.it

Association 'La Vaporiera - Calabria Express' - [Reggio Calabria]
Association in Reggio Calabria, Calabria, that collaborates with Trenitalia for the restoration, preservation and maintenance of vintage trains and disclosure of the railways history in Italy.
http://www.trenistoricicalabria.com

Sardinian Association Historical Trains 'Sardegnavapore' (ASTS)
A group of railfans dedicated to recovery and preservation of locomotives and rolling stock in Cagliari, Sardinia, that collaborates with Trenitalia, the main Italian Train Operating Company.
http://web.tiscali.it/sardegnavapore

FERALP Team
Volounteers association in Italy that, in collaboration with Trenitalia, is committed to recovery, preservation and maintenance of steam engines and other historical rolling stock. Their headquarters is the Locomotive Shed at Bussoleno, Piedmont.
http://www.feralpteam.com

Treno Doc - [Palermo]
Association in Palermo, Sicily, that collaborates with Trenitalia for the disclosure of the railways history in Italy.
http://www.trenodoc.it

Historical Trains Association Emilia-Romagna 'Adriavapore' (ATSER)
Volounteers association in Italy that, in collaboration with Trenitalia, is committed to recovery, preservation and maintenance of steam engines and other historical rolling stock. Their headquarters is the Locomotive Shed at Rimini, Emilia-Romagna.
http://www.adriavapore.it

Ligurian Association Historical Trains
Association in La Spezia, Liguria, that collaborates with Trenitalia for the restoration, preservation and maintenance of vintage trains and to support historical trains in Liguria and in Tuscany.
Via XXIV Maggio, 136 - La Spezia Tel/Fax 0187.29749

Other Italian Associations and Friends

Association of the Genova-Casella Railway Friends (AFGC)
The friends of the metric railway from Genova to Casella, in the Ligurian inland, gathered in association. Notes on the rolling stock, villages and touristic attractions along the line.
http://www.amicifgc.freeweb.supereva.it

Friends of the Valmorea Railway
Association for the preservation of the historical Valmorea railway close to the Swiss borders.
http://www.valleolona.com/associazioni/amicivalmorea/index.htm

Association of the Friends of the '700s'
Association for the preservation of the historical rolling stock and memory of the Ferrovie Nord Milano, particularly interested to the '700s' railcars.
http://www.settecento.3000.it

Association of the Metauro Valley Railway
An initiative to convert the dismissed branch line Fano-Urbino, in Central Italy, to a touristic line to cover with light trolleys as in of France where several rural lines spring up to new life arising a significant people's interest.
http://www.ferroviafvm.it

Sardinian Railway Association
An association of railwaymen close to Cagliari, Sardinia. News, information on railway events and old photos.
http://www.ass-ferroviaria-sarda.com/index.html

Ionian Salentinian Association of the Railway Friends (AISAF)
Non-profit volounteers association involved on the preservation and study of railways resources of historic interest. Particularly keen to the Italian South-East area in Apulia.
http://space.tin.it/clubnet/ihydig/index.html

The Railwaymen Association of the Circumetnea Railway
The railwaymen of the narrow gauge railway ring around the Etna volcano. History of the railway, the stations and the trains.
http://www.lanostraferrovia.it

Verbano Express Association [Luino - VA, Lombardy]
Association of volounteers that gathers, restores and preserve rolling stock that run the lines around Lake Maggiore.
http://www.verbanoexpress.it

Committee for the Railway Culture (CCF)
Association that divulgates railways history and technology. Committed to preserve some sumptuous and celebrated consists like the 'Arlecchino' that is part of the italian tradition of the high speed electric streamliners.
http://www.culturaferroviaria.it

Fe.De.Fer.Mu - Federazione Ferroamatoriali Museo Regionale Trasporti
Will to save an important historical and technical patrimony and to let the public know the topics of railways is the glue of several realities in Lombardy gathered in a federation that actuates a form of cultural volounteering.
http://www.fedefermu.it/

The Railways of Tuscia
This association has the goal to spark the touristic operation in the region around Rome and, particularly, to restore and improve structures and installations on the branch line Capranica-Ronciglione-Orte.
http://www.ferroviedellatuscia.com

Italian Touristic Railways (FTI)
Volounteers association established in 1998 to manage the touristic service with vintage trains during the week-ends in spring and autumn along the preserved lines of the Basso Sebino Rly (Palazzolo - Paratico/Sarnico, Iseo Lake), of the Val d'Orcia Rly (Asciano-Monte Antico, close to Siena) and of the Colle Val d'Elsa-Poggibonsi, in Tuscany.
http://www.ferrovieturistiche.it

Group Friends of the Train Turin (GATT)
Group of railfans in Piedmont, among the initiators of the Piedmontese Railways Museum. Interesting social initiatives includes organization of special trains.
http://go.to/gatt

The Roman Group of the Railway Friends (GRAF)
Cultural association formed in 1958 to promote and actively preservate the historic and technological patrimony of the Italyan railways and tramways in Rome.
http://www.graf.tv

The Society of Railways Friends Reggio Emilia (SAFRE)
A group of railfans and rail modelers. Promotes events to disclose history and technology of the rail transport, locomotives and rolling stock recovery and preservation, involved in the organization of vintage trains along the local lines around Reggio Emilia.
http://www.safre.it

Trains and Trams
Website mainly dedicated to the recovery of the Mantova-Peschiera and Merano-Malles lines and to the Association Friend of the Railway Italia (AFI).
http://www.trenietram.it/

Foreigner Associations and Friends

Fédération des Chemins de Fer Touristiques
Website managed by railfans that gathers all French touristic railways and vintage train journeys opportunities on the regional branch lines.
http://www.trains-fr.org

Mike's Railway History
Amateurial website full of very interesting and non-conventional content on historical trains and preserved lines.
http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/pindex.html

Steam Central
Online information on the operation of preserved steam locomotives worldwide and links to pages that relate to steam locomotive operation and preservation.
http://www.steamcentral.com

UK Steam
Schedule of all the UK main line steam operations gathered in one website. Includes several information and links regarding steam operation and preservation news.
http://www.uksteam.info

Hawaiian Railway Society
Formed in 1970 to save what remained of Hawaii's railroad history, this educational, non-profit organization got the remaining stretch of track on Oahu (6,5 miles from Ewa to Nanakuli) placed on the State and National Registers of Historic Sites.
http://members.aol.com/hawaiianrailway/index.html


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